Dean Smith Basketball News & Bio

Name: Dean Smith Hometown: Emporia, KS High School: Emporia Born: February 28, 1931 Died: February 7, 2015 Notes: Basketball Hall of Fame, 4x NCAA Coach of the Year, 1982 NCAA Championship coach, 879 wins

Oral History: Dean Smith's Retirement
Sixteen years ago today, Dean Smith announced his retirement to the world. But he had told his players--the players expected to make up a formidable...
Wed Oct 9, 2013

Video: Dean Smith Retirement Press Conference
Legendary North Carolina basketball coach Dean Smith holds a press conference to announce his retirement on October 9, 1997...
Wed Oct 9, 2013

Kirschner: A Historical Day
It was Wednesday, October 8, 1997, seven days before the first practice of what was to be Dean Smith's 37th year as head coach. Coach...
Wed Oct 9, 2013

Lucas: Missing Coach Smith
So, sixteen years after he retired, what did Dean Smith teach us? Point to the passer. Seniors first. What to do with a mistake: recognize...
Wed Oct 9, 2013

Dean Smith Retired 16 Years Ago Today
This is one of the "where were you?" moments for Tar Heel fans everywhere. A few months after breaking Adolph Rupp's all-time win mark and...
Wed Oct 9, 2013

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